Abbreviation for Major League Soccer, the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada.
Acronym formed from 'Major League Soccer', established in 1993 as part of the United States' bid to host the 1994 FIFA World Cup. The league began play in 1996 with ten teams.
MLS was specifically designed to avoid the boom-and-bust cycles that plagued earlier American soccer leagues, using a single-entity structure where the league owns all teams and player contracts. This unique approach has helped it become one of the fastest-growing sports leagues in North America.
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